Early neuroradiologic evidence of degeneration in Menkes' disease

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-258

  Geller, Thomas J ^a   Pan, Yi ^a   Martin, David S ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; NERVE DEGENERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030712294     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00092-1     Document Type: Article

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